Syracuse 047

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P130598

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P130598.

Transliteration

2(u) gurusz u4 2(u) la2 2(disz)-sze3
ga2-nun en-du8-du-ta
sza3 nibru ma2-la2-a gid2-da
a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
2(u) gurusz u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)-[kam]
tir e2 lugal
ga2-nun e2-te-na-ka ba-an-kux(KWU147)
ugula ur-mes
kiszib3 nam-sza3-tam
bi2-du11-ga
iti min-esz3
mu ki-masz ba-hul
bi2-du11-ga
dub-sar
dumu la-a-sa6

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — Syracuse 047. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Syracuse University Library, Syracuse, New York, USA (P130598) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P130598..

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